2014-05-23T10:00:08Z<p>Ozone at high concentrations is a health hazard because it can
irritate airways, cause breathing difficulties and damage lungs. It can
also trigger asthma attacks.</p>
<p>Ozone exposure has been linked to a number of <a title="Health impacts" href="http://www.eea.europa.eu/maps/ozone/impacts/health-impacts" target="_self">health effects</a> and is thought to be the cause of the
<a title="Costs of ozone pollution" href="http://www.eea.europa.eu/maps/ozone/impacts/costs-of-ozone-pollution" target="_self">premature deaths</a> of thousands of people in Europe
each year.</p>
<p>Some people are more vulnerable than others. Children and people
with asthma or other respiratory illnesses are particularly high-risk
groups.</p>
<p>Ozone also has serious <a title="Environmental impacts" href="http://www.eea.europa.eu/maps/ozone/impacts/bad-for-agriculture" target="_self">ecological</a> and <a title="Costs of ozone pollution" href="http://www.eea.europa.eu/maps/ozone/impacts/costs-of-ozone-pollution" target="_self">economic</a> effects. It can damage vegetation and
reduce crop yields. Consequently, the costs of ozone pollution are of
major concern for national health services, farmers, foresters and
others.</p>
<p>See also:</p>
<p><a title="how to protect my health?" href="http://www.eea.europa.eu/maps/ozone/whatcanIdo/prevent-pollution" target="_self">How can I protect my health?</a></p>lung-damages Impacts of ozone
Ozone at high concentrations is a health hazard because it can
irritate airways, cause breathing difficulties and damage lungs. It can
also trigger asthma attacks.
Ozone exposure has been linked to a number of health effects and is thought to be the cause of the
premature deaths of thousands of people in Europe
each year.
Some people are more vulnerable than others. Children and people
with asthma or other respiratory illnesses are particularly high-risk
groups.
Ozone also has serious ecological and economic effects. It can damage vegetation and
reduce crop yields. Consequently, the costs of ozone pollution are of
major concern for national health services, farmers, foresters and
others.
See also:
How can I protect my health?
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